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Chalmette Refining (1376), Chalmette
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 76033 |
| State Police # | 05-00115 |
| Accident Date | 2005-01-06 |
| Report Date | 2005-01-13 |
| Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Follow-up: | No |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Carbon Monoxide | 36m | K-406 (waste gas compressor number 4) | NO | YES | NO | 14.0 pounds |
| Hydrocarbon | 36m | K-406 (waste gas compressor number 4) | NO | NO | YES | 9.0 pounds |
| Hydrogen Sulfide | 36m | K-406 (waste gas compressor number 4) | NO | NO | NO | 2.0 pounds |
| Nitric Oxide | 36m | K-406 (waste gas compressor number 4) | NO | YES | NO | 2.0 pounds |
| Nitrogen Dioxide | 36m | K-406 (waste gas compressor number 4) | NO | YES | YES | |
| Particulate Matter 10 | 36m | K-406 (waste gas compressor number 4) | NO | YES | NO | 1.0 pounds |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 36m | K-406 (waste gas compressor number 4) | NO | YES | NO | 726.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
K-406 unexpectedly shut down and waste gas was automatically diverted to refinery safety flare system.
Discharge Preventable - No
Notes/Remedial Actions
Sweet streams (lower Sulfur content) were routed to the flare to minimize sour gas flaring. Process unit output was adjusted in order to minimize the total amount of waste gas being sent to the flare. Shortly after shutdown, personnel re-started K-406 restoring the systems ability to process available refinery waste gas streams, ending the incident.
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